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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
After the IES-APA Awards Program, this Webmaster went to Vegas to forget about party planning to just relax for an extra long weekend. Thankfully all my memories are intact and I'm up $800! You know what they always say, Planners really know how to party! It's back to reality and back to this amazing newsletter. And what better way to come back from a few days off with pretty pictures?! Yep - the awards photos are up! Visit
HERE for the website album. Alternatively, you may visit our
Google album as well where you can download them yourself. Enjoy!
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2018 IES-APA AWARDS RECAP
Thank you to all those who had attended our 2018 IES-APA Awards Program! Congrats again to our winners - for both projects and Wheel of Death prizes! Luck was with the Ontario table as they snagged not 1, 2, but THREE awards! Not to mention their Development Director won the grand prize (big screen 4K TV!!!). But you know, at the end of the day - everyone was a winner since there drinks and foods all around! We had raised
$6,000 in sponsorship - more than any other Awards Program to date. And with the help of your donations of the raffle ticket sales, we will be
matching $1,500 to donate to CPF!
It was a wonderful night celebrating all the great work we continue to do here in the Inland Empire - and the quality of everyone's projects speaks for itself. Remember to submit your projects for the State Conference and crossing our fingers the I.E. is represented then! As mentioned above, the photos are available on our
IES-APA gallery
or the full extent of pics can be found on our
Google album
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DIVERSITY AND APA
Over the past several years I have been honored to serve and now chair
APA'sDiversity Committee. The committee has worked aggressively to develop a strategy that outlines how
APA will foster diversity and inclusion internally and throughout the planning profession.
In April, the Board of Directors approved this strategy for adoption into APA's Development Plan, which sets the direction for how APA operates and inspires what we do as planners and professionals. This mission statement constitutes APA's official position on diversity and inclusion:
To promote more inclusive, just, and equitable communities through a planning profession as diverse and inclusive as the many communities we serve.
While this is an important first step, there is still a lot of work to do to make significant and systemic change. It will take time for these strategies to come to life so that diversity and inclusion are in every part of our values and operating systems. On behalf of the APA Diversity Committee, I call upon all of you - leaders and members of the planning community - to help move us forward.
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PLANNER PROFILE - JAMES ROJAS
James Rojas is an urban planner, community activist, and artist who transformed his childhood love for play into a career in planning. He developed Place It, an innovative public-engagement and community-visioning method framed by creativity, collaboration, and fun.
Learn more about one of Southern California's well renowned visionaries
HERE.
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AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE POLICY CONFERENCE - JUNE 11
AV technology brings the potential to positively affecting transportation systems while simultaneously making great progress providing greater access to opportunity. It can reduce greenhouse gases, congestion, and cost of travel for all users. Integrating AVs into our transportation network can also foster and grow vibrant public spaces, improve safety, and foster healthier and more livable communities.
These outcomes all depend on carefully implemented public policy. With so much at stake, communities need to prepare for this future. This conference will provide information, discussion, and insight into policy needs and opportunities, including
More information & Conference Registration:
www.transpogroup.com/avconference.html
Unable to attend this conference? Consider attending our events in Orange County or Los Angeles. Check online for dates and information.
Presented by: The Transpo Group
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Are you a young planner looking for opportunities to meet other planners and engage in the Inland Empire? If so, the IES-APA Board needs your help in sustaining a Young Planners Group. Be a part of this fun and exciting initiative and network with planners across the Inland Empire and Southern California. Contact John Hildebrand (IES-APA Section Director) to get involved at JHildebr@RIVCO.ORG.
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2018 APA CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE:
SHAPING OUR FUTURE - OCT 7-10, SAN DIEGO
REGISTER NOW - EARLY BIRD CLOSES FRI, JULY 6TH
We are very pleased to announce that registration is now open for the annual APA California Conference to be held at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina on
October 7-10, 2018
. This conference is expected to attract over 1,500 planners from throughout the state and will feature over 100 educational sessions, 13 mobile workshops to explore planning in the San Diego region, and various networking opportunities. Not to be missed will be the Opening Reception
on Sunday
night on the iconic USS Midway. We will have the historic aircraft carrier all to ourselves!
Please register online by Friday, July 6, to take advantage of the reduced early registration rate for the full conference.
Additionally,
hotel reservations
are now available at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina which is minutes away from the San Diego Airport and downtown San Diego.
Please go to the APA California
conference website
for more information and check regularly for updates and the latest conference information. The mobile app for the conference will also be released when we get closer to the conference date.
We look forward to seeing you in San Diego!
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2018 AEP CEQA STATUTE & GUIDELINES - NOW AVAILABLE
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ON DEMAND EDUCATION
Get up to speed on best practices with online courses for individual study. Topics in this convenient and cost-effective format include planning law, ethics, health policy, and transportation. Go here for more info: https://www.planning.org/ondemand/
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The Inland Empire Section of the American Planning Association (IES-APA) provides listings for planning and planning related jobs. If you are interested in listing your job, please visit the
Sponsorships
page (scroll down to the bottom) for more information. In addition, as a courtesy to our members - RFPs/RFQs may be submitted and posted on the IES-APA website free of charge. Please email us at
admin@ies-apa.org
for more information regarding RFPs/RFQs postings.
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JOBS
- Senior and Associate Planners at Civic Solutions
- Planning Services Manager at City of Anaheim
- Planning Manager with City of Mountain View
- Facility Planner with MAKERS Architecture & Urban Design
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RFPs / RFQs
- San Jacinto RFP - Main Street Properties
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Board reports are available on our
board reports
page on our website. In addition, newsletter archives are available on our website as well. For any comments, questions, or inquiries of the Inland Empire Section of the American Planning Association (IES-APA), please contact
admin@ies-apa.org
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